Catch the Sparrow

CATCH THE SPARROW is true crime at its most personal and purposeful–heartfelt and intimate, noble and determined, meticulous and brave – Robert Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD and LOST GIRLSCATCH THE SPARROW is a one-of-a-kind true crime narrative, meticulously reported and compellingly written. The real twist in Rachel Rear’s pursuit of this cold case murder is the stunning relationship of the teller to the tale. No novelist could have invented it – Jonathan Dee, author of THE LOCALS and THE PRIVILEGESA poignant and honest memoir combined with a suspenseful tale of a vibrant young woman’s senseless murder and the lengthy and often shocking investigation that followed, CATCH THE SPARROW is my favorite type of true crime book -compassionate, compelling, and achingly, heartbreakingly real. I will be thinking about this book for a long time to come – Alison Gaylin, Edgar Award-winning author of THE COLLECTIVEIn this engrossing account of the murder of a step-sister she never met, Rachel Rear shows us how complex the relationship between victim, perpetrator and those affected by loss can be. Like the best true crime books, it transcends the genre – Dean Haycock, author of MURDEROUS MINDS

Rachel Rear is an actor and New York City public school teacher. She holds an MA from Columbia University and an MFA from the New School and her writing has been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications.

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